PLANET SADALA - AFTERNOON 6:27 PM

Caulifla stumbled back, landing hard on her backside. Her chest heaved with exertion as she struggled to regain her breath. A trickle of blood dripped from a cut on her cheek, and her usually fiery eyes were clouded with a mix of disbelief and frustration.

"How...?" Caulifla choked out the word, her voice barely a whisper. Her gaze flickered between you and the smoking crater where your last exchange had taken place, unable to comprehend the raw power you'd unleashed.